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May 25, 2025, 10:06 am

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ECNEC clears 9 projects worth Tk 11,851 cr Banks snapping up windfall from gaping interest spread NBR officials go on full-fledged countrywide strike NCP denies links with student advisers, seeks roadmap for reform, elections Media trial destroying the nation Legal notice served to Sarjis Alam over remarks on HC Inflation eased in April for monetary, fiscal measures: Planning Commission report Amir Khosru says election possible before Dec State-owned banks: Too big to fail or just too broken to fix? BD to issue new banknotes before Eid

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Dollar fragile as traders take stock of tariff fallout ahead of US jobs report

TDS Desk: The US dollar struggled to regain its footing with the safe-haven yen hovering near a six-month peak on Friday, as traders took stock of the fallout from President

Oil set for worst week in months over Trump’s tariff blow

TDS Desk: Oil prices were down nearly 2% on Friday, and on track for the worst week in months over US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, stoking concerns that a

IMF team to arrive in Dhaka Saturday

Staff Correspondent: A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will arrive in Dhaka on Saturday to assess progress on various conditions before the disbursement of the fourth and fifth

RMG leaders say Trump’s tariff devastating blow for Bangladesh’s $10b US market, competitors to gain

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) industry will be seriously impacted by the new US tariffs, with industry leaders calling it a “bolt from the blue” that could disrupt trade

New US tariff poses major threat to Bangladesh’s RMG sector: Ex-BGMEA VP

Staff Correspondent: The newly imposed 37% tariff by the US government is expected to severely impact Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector, warned former BGMEA vice president Rakibul Alam Chowdhuryon Thursday

Bangladesh Bank lifts ban on banks’ foreign training fee payments

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank has lifted a ban on banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) that stopped them from freely using their dollar funds for employee registration and participation in